Theocracy have put up their latest Christmas tune for 2014 which you can take a listen to below. This song along with all their other great Christmas tracks can be download at their official website here (you will have to sign up for their Club of Souls online fan club but it’s entirely free). [Thanks Smacky X]

Swedish melodic metal act, Harmony, have released a brand new lyric video for their song “Inhale” off the upcoming album “Theatre of Redemption” due out November 28th in Europe and December 2nd in the U.S. via Ulterium Records. Pre-order physical media right here from Ulterium Records.

Georgia-based melodic metal band Theocracy regrets to announce the departure of longtime drummer Shawn Benson to pursue other interests. Continued work conflicts and scheduling issues simply made it impossible to move forward, so both parties amicably agreed that it was time for a change to be made. There are no hard feelings on either side, and the band wishes Shawn nothing but the best in the future. [Read rest of press release, below]

IVM chats on the phone with Stryper’s long-time lead singer Michael Sweet. After 30 years in the industry, what does the band have on their minds. And, how are they reacting to the early success of their new album? Find out that and more.

Righteous Vendetta are back with the culmination of what they started in this year’s “EP Vol. 1.” But, does the fact that so many songs are recycled hinder the lasting value of this effort? Read on to find out.

The self-titled debut album from Theocracy will be re-released on November 15th in Europe and November 19th in North America! Check out an album sampler at YouTube below and see the tracklisting! Pre-order here.

THEOCRACY: RE-MIXED DEBUT ALBUM TEASER POSTED ONLINE. The debut album from the Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY will be re-released through Ulterium Records during fall 2013. Theocracy drummer Shawn Benson recorded the drums for the re-release, Matt Smith did the album re-mix and the mastering was handled by Mika Jussila [Stratovarius, Nightwish, Edguy]. Release dates will be announced soon.

A while back I had the opportunity to connect with Iron Sharpens Iron and be one of the first to review their Beware the Wolves EP. For a recap, the band had a moving and powerful testimony that helped to feed even more passion into an album that was dominantly leaning towards power metal.

With their recent release of the song “Justice,” see lyric video below, the band begins to expand their range into the metalcore genre. As Brandon noted,…

Check out this interview with Theocracy frontman, Matt Smith, right here. In case you missed our news earlier, the band is playing a benefit show on February 15th in Nashville, TN. More info on their facebook page.

This is a unique take on the typical album preview videos posted on YouTube. Christian and Tommy of Golden Resurrection performing a few songs off the album in acoustic form, watch below. The band’s new album “One Voice for the Kingdom” is available now wherever fine music is sold.

Check out the new music video from power metal band, Scelerata, for their song “Rising Sun”. The band’s new album “The Sniper” releases on November 6th through Nightmare Records. Fans of Theocracy, Sonata Arctica, Sinbreed, Helloween, Dragonforce, and Barren Cross will be pleased.

The day is here and the news from Theocracy has been revealed, NEW VIDEO!. That’s right, watch the band’s new music video for “Hide in the Fairytale”, below. The band’s latest album “As the World Bleeds” is available now.

Lakeland, Florida based Metal band, The Sacrificed, just posted their 1st single on Facebook titled “Falling”. You can listen to it here. The song is on the upcoming album titled “III” and is releasing on January 31st. I really enjoyed the last album these guys put out so I’m definitely looking forward to this. Power and Classic metal fans should definitely give this a listen.